Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 58% Gunboat	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 50% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	60.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO (all builds)
Memory	24.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 21 '19 at 09:54
Run Duration	253 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	17%

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PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	88.8% Excellent	Memory 96.6 1-Core 135 2-Core 243 90% 158 Pts	4-Core 437 8-Core 682 69% 559 Pts	64-Core 695 43% 695 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 88.8% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% PNY(196E 11D8) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 436.48 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	60.7% Good	Lighting 75.9 Reflection 77.8 Parallax 66.1 62% 73.3 fps	MRender 69.8 Gravity 70.7 Splatting 72.7 58% 71.1 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 60.7% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 380GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 9,261 Write 8,519 Mixed 8,825 1,980% 8,868 MB/s	4K Read 600 4K Write 403 4K Mixed 159 1,326% 387 MB/s	DQ Read 1,321 DQ Write 1,083 DQ Mixed 1,164 882% 1,189 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 205 206 206 206 204 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 174 Write 133 Mixed 79.3 SusWrite 203 108% 147 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 114%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 379GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 103 105 104 105 105 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	62.3% Good	Read 112 Write 102 Mixed 67 SusWrite 104 71% 96.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 192% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 62.3% Great: 101%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 135 136 138 137 138 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	81% Excellent	Read 147 Write 110 Mixed 71.2 SusWrite 136 85% 116 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 155% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 81% Great: 101%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 133 135 135 136 134 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	74.7% Very good	Read 127 Write 118 Mixed 90.5 SusWrite 133 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 196% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 74.7% Great: 101%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$50 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 575GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 104 107 106 107 106 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	57.1% Above average	Read 93.2 Write 90 Mixed 73.5 SusWrite 106 67% 90.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 189% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 57.1% Great: 88%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$50 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 622GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 135 138 137 137 136 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	76.4% Very good	Read 132 Write 120 Mixed 38.2 SusWrite 135 77% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.5 96% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 76.4% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 1,799 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3067 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 37 MC Write 39 MC Mixed 33.1 104% 36.4 GB/s	SC Read 22.4 SC Write 42.4 SC Mixed 32.5 93% 32.4 GB/s	Latency 52 77% 52 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 112%

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Workstation 72%

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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO - $240

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	4,555x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	843x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	597x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	991x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	892x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	470x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	441x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	313x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	180x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	346x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	254x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	137x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $958

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16